Ten Little Rabbits Board Book

by Virginia Grossman, Sylvia Long (Illustrator)

Overview

Weaving, fishing, and storytelling are all part of this spirited book that celebrates Native American traditions as it teaches young children to count from one to ten. Ideal for storytime or bedtime, and now perfectly sized for toddlers, Ten Little Rabbits is sure to leave children counting rabbits instead of sheep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811821322
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	07/01/1998
Series:	Sylvia Long Series
Edition description:	BOARD
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	176,065
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 12 Years

About the Author

Sylvia Long is the illustrator of several books for children including the best sellers Ten Little Rabbits and Alejandro's Gift. Ms. Long's detailed paintings are inspired by her love of animals and the outdoors. She lives in Arizona. Read more about Sylvia's illustrating process.

Virginia Grossman is a resident of Washington State. Ten Little Rabbits is her first children's book.

Editorial Reviews

A hilarious and offbeat approach to baby board books. School Library Journal

A hit for children . . . Teachers will love this one, too. American Bookseller

From the Publisher

There is a great deal of information and entertainment packed into this unusual counting book, which opens with ``One lonely traveler riding on the plain.'' The strikingly detailed accompanying illustration authentically portrays a Native American riding on a dog-pulled travois. The fact that the Native American is a rabbit is the only note of fantasy, which creates an unusual--and effective--balance between the real and the imaginary. In each subsequent spread, an additional rabbit appears, and the expanding group is seen engaged in such activities as rain-dancing, sending smoke signals, hunting, storytelling, running from a storm, fishing and pounding on a drum. Although Long provides vibrant, earth-toned captivating artwork, some of these concepts and activities may be a bit beyond the book's intended audience. As a bonus for older readers, the book's closing pages provide notes on how specific tribes executed the traditions mentioned in the text. Ages 3-8. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

K-Gr 2-- Not a book about numbers, but a quiet, respectful survey of some Native American customs organized through the structure of a counting rhyme, populated by rabbits dressed in traditional garb, from ``one lonely traveler riding on the plain'' to ``ten sleepy weavers knowing day is done.'' Notes at the back identify each tribe represented (Plains, Pueblo, Great Lakes, Northwestern, and Southwestern peoples), and provide information about the pictures. The rabbits have an earnest charm reminiscent of Marjorie Flack's industrious family in Heyward's The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Houghton, 1974). In double-page spreads adopting the muted colors of the Earth's own dyes, the rabbits play out their tableaux against ample natural vistas that are undisturbed by power lines, asphalt, fences, or the like. Informative pictures invite group sharing, while the gentle mood suits bedtime as well. --Karen Litton, London Public Libraries, Ontario, Canada

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